AConcordCarpenter e-letter Special Offer, Shop Tips, Benefits of Radiant Heat, Remodeling Tips

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January 24, 2012
Newsletter Issue # 251

Robert Robillard

Robert Robillard

Fine carpentry & renovation professional based in Concord, Massachussetts

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Paint Your Wall Plates, thermostadts, etc:
 
Many homes have white or beige outlet and wall switch covers. This can be unattractive when your walls are painted a color.
 
Who wants a glaring white plastic switch plate as the focal point of a beautifully bright or deeply colored decor?
Almost any wall plate can painted. Even your thermostat.
Paint them but do it right!
 
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My Recent Shop Tips and Tool Review Videos:

Prevent Pipe Clamp Stains

Dear Concord Carpenter,

I enjoyed your recent worksop tip on extending pipe clamps.  How do you avoid the pipes from staining the woodwork during gluing?

Thanks for your help, Fred Daniels

Dear Fred,

Apply a strip of blue painters or masking tape to the pipe, see photo. It prevents the iron from reacting with the water in the glue and staining the wood .  

Spreading Woodworking Glue

Recently, I was glueing up a bunch of tongue and dado joints for a cabinet project.   I usually use glue brushes to help me get into the dados, but had run out.

 
Instead of driving to the lumberyard I used old tooth brush and it worked great. The bristles pushed the glue around well. And the brush was wide enough to cover the entire edge in one pass. 
 
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joist hanger using screws

Photo:  Joist hanger improperly installed
Remodeling?
 
What's Behind The Walls?
 
 
I don't know too many people that are happy when a carpenter tells them their project is going to be more money or take longer due to unforeseen or hidden conditions.
 
Save time and money!
 
 
 

 




Radiant Heat Health Benefits 


The sun is our main source of radiant heat on this planet. 

Yes, that big yellow ball in the sky provides us with heat and also fuels life on this planet. Without it, we would cease to exist. The sun emits radiant heat, which is one of the most basic forms of heat known to man Otherwise none as infrared heat, radiant heat is "heat - as nature intended".

Radiant heat performs many functions on this earth and also provides a mass amount of physical advantages if applied in our daily lives. You'd be surprise by the amount of benefits radiant heat can contribute to your health!

By applying radiant heating in your home, let's say by installing radiant floor heating, there are many therapeutic effects you can benefit from. Since Radiant Floor heating is considered to be a far source of heat, it can help decrease joint stiffness, increase extensibility of collagen tissues, relieve of muscle spasms, lead to pain relief, and increase blood flow.
 
Continuing on the idea of having radiant heat flooring in your home, other advantages are having objects such as walls and furniture heat up, therefore dispelling any resident moisture. Which in turn, discourages mold and mildew. Radiant Floor heating also causes no draughts that cause sudden chills or uneven layers of heat.
 
Nowadays, it seems like everyone has allergies. Over 50 million people in the U.S. alone suffer from allergies. One of the primary ways that allergens become airborne is through forced-air heating systems. By having a Radiant Floor heating system, there is no stirring-up of dust or germs, which betters your indoor air quality.
 
In general, by taking advantage of radiant heating and applying it in your living environment, you will soon feel and notice the difference. The health benefits of radiant heat are just too great to pass up. Who knew that heat could make such a difference to your health?

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